| DOC Team Receives Prestigious CAL FIRE Award | DOC Team Receives Prestigious CAL FIRE Award | Several staff recently earned CAL FIRE's for Superior Accomplishment award for their emergency post-fire mapping efforts during the tragic Thomas fire and ensuing mudslide in Montecito last year. Read more at our blog, Notes from the Field. | https://calconservationblog.wordpress.com/2019/01/17/cal-fire-awards-cross-divisional-team-for-work-on-thomas-fire/, https://calconservationblog.wordpress.com/2019/01/17/cal-fire-awards-cross-divisional-team-for-work-on-thomas-fire/ | 2019-01-17T19:00:00Z | | |
| Calling all educators! We want to hear from you. | Calling all educators! We want to hear from you. | We are working to adapt our earth science materials into lesson plans and are looking for educators interested in providing feedback. | https://www.conservation.ca.gov/educators, https://www.conservation.ca.gov/educators | 2019-01-17T01:00:00Z | | |
| Scientists on the Front Line | Scientists on the Front Line | Get the facts on post-fire debris flow, including the difference between mudflows, mudslides, and landslides. California Geological Survey scientists are part of CAL FIRE-assembled teams that assess the potential for flooding and debris flows in areas impacted by recent wildfires. | https://www.conservation.ca.gov/index/Pages/Fact-sheets/Post-Fire-Debris-Flow-Facts.aspx, https://www.conservation.ca.gov/index/Pages/Fact-sheets/Post-Fire-Debris-Flow-Facts.aspx | 2019-01-16T20:00:00Z | | |
| Funding Available for Ag Land Conservation | Funding Available for Ag Land Conservation | The Strategic Growth Council (SGC) has approved grant guidelines and is seeking applications for projects that protect agricultural land and reduce greenhouse gases. | https://www.conservation.ca.gov/index/Pages/News/Funding-Available-for-Ag-Land-Conservation.aspx, https://www.conservation.ca.gov/index/Pages/News/Funding-Available-for-Ag-Land-Conservation.aspx | 2019-01-10T18:00:00Z | | |
| Watershed Coordinator Grant Guidelines Issued | Watershed Coordinator Grant Guidelines Issued | The Department of Conservation has released final guidelines for its Forest Health Watershed Coordinator Program. Applications for nearly $2 million will be accepted through February 15. The program’s goal: to address local needs in improving forest health. | https://www.conservation.ca.gov/dlrp/grant-programs/watershed/Pages/Index.aspx, https://www.conservation.ca.gov/dlrp/grant-programs/watershed/Pages/Index.aspx | 2018-12-07T23:40:00Z | | |
| SALC Program Awards $48 Million for Ag Easements | SALC Program Awards $48 Million for Ag Easements | Cap-and-trade funded program will conserve approximately 10,721 acres of high-value and productive agricultural land through 17 easements in 13 counties. | https://www.conservation.ca.gov/index/Pages/News/SALC-Conserves-More-Ag-Land-for-Climate-Benefits.aspx, https://www.conservation.ca.gov/index/Pages/News/SALC-Conserves-More-Ag-Land-for-Climate-Benefits.aspx | 2018-11-28T22:00:00Z | | |
